2.5 Million Young Adults Gain Health Care

December 14, 2011

The number of young adults with access to health insurance has increased by 2.5 million thanks to President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to a new White House report. AP reports on the drop in the number of uninsured young people:

“[The] drop is 2 1/2 times as large as the drop indicated by previous government and private estimates from earlier this year, which showed about 1 million Americans ages 19-25 had gained coverage.”

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